REALISTIC COLORING,

REALISTIC ADVICE

Tired of banging your head against the wall when the latest free tutorial doesn't turn out the way it looks online?

Looking for something beyond blend, blend, blend?

Frustrated because everything you color with marker or colored pencil looks flat?

Realism isn't difficult... but it’s downright impossible if you stick to crafty coloring shortcuts and standard blending techniques.

Real life is full of texture, pattern, contrast, and desaturation. Life is so much more than light-medium-dark blending combinations.

Let's add some life to your coloring!

You can do this!

About Amy Shulke

LATEST ARTICLES

THE BEST PAPER FOR ALCOHOL MARKERS?

We’re testing popular papers at our sister site, MarkerNovice.com

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HELLO INTERMEDIATES

Are you ready to explore artistic coloring with a more relaxed approach?

Color Wonk: For the Love of Coloring

Join Amy for monthly mid-level challenges

The projects are fun but they’re also thought provoking, with just the right amount of snark.

Color Wonk or The Underpainters, which is right for you?

HELLO, ADVANCED COLORISTS

LEARN TO COLOR WITH COPIC MARKERS

Amy’s flagship 12 week Copic course. We’ve helped thousands of beginners learn to color with realism. No drawing skills required.

Do you struggle with basic blending?

Stamp coloring classes will not help.

Let’s focus on The Blend.

LEARN COLORED PENCILS

First, we brought you The Blend. Now let’s get to The Point.

Mixed media techniques with a focus on colored pencils.

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